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The first steps in consolidating Wetzel County’s four high schools into two were approved Monday morning by the county’s Board of Education.
The board voted in a special meeting to begin the process of consolidating Valley and Hundred high schools and Magnolia and Paden City high schools for the 2025-26 school year. If the process is completed, Hundred students will move to Valley and Paden City students will move to Magnolia, and the two combined schools will get new names, mascots and school colors. Paden City seventh and eighth graders will move to New Martinsville School.
Monday’s vote allows Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassie Porter to file legal advertisements announcing public meetings to discuss the consolidations. The Paden City-Magnolia meetings will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at Magnolia and at 6 p.m. Nov. 14 at New Martinsville School and 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at Paden City. The Hundred-Valley meetings will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 at Hundred and 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at Valley.
The school board will meet at 9 a.m. Nov. 22 to vote on consolidating the four high schools into two.
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